Xi Jinping’s Heat Level: China’s freezing repression of the Uighurs
+ Xi Jinping is under fire over his repeated human rights abuses. + A filing has been submitted to the ICC over the repression. + Evidence of China ethnically cleansing…
Xi’s Heat Level: A blazing new Security Law ends with Hong Kong’s autonomy and its rule of law
+ A New Security Law was passed by Xi and applied to the island; Hong Kongers were not part of the process. + Crimes of subversion, succession, terrorism, and collusion…
Chakwera’s heat level: A blazingly sweet victory in the Malawi Presidential Election!
+ With an historic win, Lazarus Chakwera becomes the new President of Malawi + His blazing victory was seized in an electoral rerun after the last presidential elections were annulled,…
Duterte’s Heat Level: A Blazing war against the press
Rodrigo Duterte is known for his authoritarian approach to politics. Duterte has shut down leading news platforms in the country. Maria Resa, a journalist who uncovered scandals about Duterte, now…
Boris Johnson’s Heat Level: Getting hotter, as national interests and foreign policy take over British foreign aid
+ The UK’s aid office, Department For International Development, is merging with the Foreign Office. + Aid now has foreign policy objectives alongside ending global poverty. + This move is…
Protestors heat level: Blazing protests after George Floyd’s death mimics a Rosa Parks-like moment in America, but why?
+ George Floyd’s death triggers the highest number of curfews declared across America since 1968. + Protestors are far more representative cross-section of America. + Floyd’s death is the last…
Pierre Nkurunziza’s Heat level: Chilly legacy after his death
+ Burundi's president died, leaving a divided country and a successor who may change foreign affairs. + After 15 years in power, Nkurunziza’s support has been freezing as well as…
Mohammed bin-Zayed’s Heat level: The chilly development of UAE’s intervention in Yemen
+ MBZ pulled UAE’s ground forces out of Yemen. + Houthis are gaining the upper hand in the West of Yemen. + UAE’s high civilian death toll is criticized by…
Liu He’s Heat Level: Hot crack down on IP enforcement in the US-China Economic and Trade Agreement
The much anticipated phase one of the US-China deal renewed commitments on Intellectual Property (‘IP’). A ruthless eradication of IP theft not only would benefit the US economy, but would…
Putin’s Heat Level: Apparent mild citizens’ support
+ Covid-19 has hit hard a country heavily reliant on oil and gas exports. + Due to Putin’s passive response to coronavirus, his popularity has decreased. + Russian citizens have…